A2 Lit: An Arundel Tomb

Arundel Tomb in Chichester Cathedral

A2 Lit - CW questions

A2 LITERATURE COURSEWORK TITLES

SPRING 2013

1.    “How we see the world defines our experience of it.”

Compare how Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller explore the power of perception in their texts.

2.    “It is the inability to reconcile our hopes and dreams with the reality presented by everyday life which makes our suffering inevitable.”

Compare Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Larkin’s Collected Poems and Miller’s Death of a Salesman in the light of this statement: to what extent do you think it is valid?

3.    “All relationships are selfish.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller present relationships: do they draw the same conclusion as the opinion offered here?

4.    “Time is a promise, a threat and a burden.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller present the effects of time passing on both the individual and society.

5.    “All writing is a form of social commentary.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to comment on their respective societies.

6.    “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” (Albert Camus)

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to explore the ways that we attempt to create meaning for our lives.

First draft due: 28^th February 2013

IB - Existentialism & Pozzo and Lucky

If you want to learn more about Existentialism, click here to listen to a radio discussion about it.

Here's the photo of our work on Pozzo & Lucky:

IB English - Two men looking at the moon

'Two Men Looking at the Moon' (1825 - 30) by Friedrich : this painting was apparently one of Beckett's influences when writing Waiting for Godot.

A2 Comms & Culture - cw links

Jennifer, one for you: click here, and here.
Dara, for you: click here

AS & A2 Comms & Culture - Technology & identity

Here's an excellent article from the BBC about how new technology is changing the way we form our own identities: click here to read.

AS Language & Literature - Spoken Word

How many of the above terms do you know the meaning of?